The Impact of Stress and Burnout on Physician Satisfaction and Behaviors (Behavior‪)‬

Dr. Sour is a 50-year physician who practices in a busy multispecialty group practice in a large metropolitan community. In years past he was passionate, energetic and proud of his role as a health care provider. He enjoyed participating in a number of different hospital committees and clinical projects and was happy to help out when and wherever needed. Recently he has been noted by staff to be more angry and irritable and not the same old jovial person he used to be. He lost his smile. The staff also noted that he was showing up late, appeared stressed and fatigued, and didn't seem to take the time to interact or be as focused as he usually was, often letting things fall through the cracks.